Dr. Simon Miles, Assistant Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, will be discussing a chapter from his forthcoming book, "International Security." The piece under discussion explores the dismantling of the Warsaw Pact and the end of the cold war in Eastern Europe.
A diplomatic and military historian, Simon MIles is the author of Engaging the Evil Empire: Washington, Moscow, and the Beginning of the End of the Cold War, published by Cornell University Press in October 2020. Among other outlets, his research has also appeared in Diplomatic History, International Security, and the Slavic Review, along with commentary in Foreign Policy, War on the Rocks, and the Washington Post. Simon’s current project, On Guard for Peace and Socialism, is an international history of the Warsaw Pact, under advance contract with Princeton University Press.
In-person attendance is encouraged, but Zoom participants are welcome. Box lunches will be available at 11:30am -- Please RSVP.
